Remedios “Kumander Liwayway” Gomez-Paraiso

We remember today the 11th death anniversary of one of our country’s finest, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso, #HUKBALAHAP, Kumander Liwayway (July 12, 1918 – May 15, 2014) who would wear lipstick and makeup before battle with Japanese fascists. She wanted to look beautiful before she slayed the enemy, an expression, she said, of her femininity. #HukbongMapagpalayaNgBayan #HMB #Bayani

With thanks again to the artist, Johnny Guarin, who made the original Alas ng Bayan paintings in the tradition of tarot cards, five aces in all even if there should only be four in any deck. Because women do not have to abide by society’s often men-imposed restrictions.

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PUP Visitors

#SintangPaaralan graduate students taking up the Seminar on the Philippine Nation State under the Master of Arts in Philippine Studies program. With them is Dr Raul Sebastian, former Dean of the PUP College of Social Sciences and Development and current Chair of the PUP Master of Arts Philippine Studies Program. [READ]

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More journos visiting

More journos visiting: TeleRadyo Serbisyo Journalists Christian Yosores and Pamela Vasquez dropped by last May 3 to see the exhibit, Letizia: A Life in Letters. Mabuhay!

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Industrial design students explore the archives of Letizia Roxas Constantino

A group of senior students taking up industrial design recently visited the exhibit, all the way from their Diliman campus. They were surrounded above and around them by artifacts and letters and all sorts of memories kept, recorded, and filed by the relentless chronicler that was Letizia Roxas Constantino, one of the founders of the Constantino Foundation. [READ]

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A student’s take on Letizia: A Life in Letters — written from the heart, not for a grade

When a student takes the initiative to reflect on history, you know it made an impact. Here is Colleen Joy’s sincere take on Letizia: A Life in Letters — written from the heart, not for a grade. #LetiziaALifeInLetters [READ]

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A moving letter from Letizia on Mother’s Day in 1992, to her daughter in-law

A moving letter from Letizia on Mother’s Day in 1992, to her daughter in-law, Lourdes “Dudi” Balderrama Constantino, seems perfect today. Letizia Roxas Constantino was “Ming” to her children, and “Dada Ming” to her grandchildren. #Letizia #Lourdes [READ]

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Three Letizias!

Three Letizias! Jika, youngest of Letizia and Renato’s 8 grandchildren, with husband Brice Jaulneau-Labarre, flew in recently from Singapore with their kids Xavier and Lila Letizia on April 24. Jika and her cousin, Karmina, both named their daughters after the woman the exhibit is honoring. Xavier is 13, Lila Letizia is 6, while Karmina’s youngest, Lourdes Letizia, turns 5 on June 27, the day Letizia Roxas Constantino passed away in 2016. (Photos and video by KC Constantino-Torres)

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A couple from Antipolo explores the exhibit

Marvin and Sarry Hernandez, a couple from Antipolo, drop by to view the exhibit, Letizia: A Life in Letters. Hope it was worth the long trip, Marvin and Sarry!

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Karina Constantino David

Nina to friends and family, and to her parents Renato and Letizia who together established the Constantino Foundation, Karina Constantino-David passed away on 7 May 2019. She is sorely missed. #aPastRevisited #InangLaya #ConstantinoFoundation

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Remembering a dear friend of the Foundation, Roberto Verzola

A lot happened on May 7 many years ago. We remember a dear friend of the Foundation, cherished in particular by one of our founders, Letizia Roxas Constantino.

Roberto “Obet” Verzola, in memoriam

07 May 2020|

Renato Redentor Constantino, 7 May 2020

As we step through the portal created by the pandemic, connecting us to an array of potential new worlds, some of which are nasty and brutish and others gentle and just, it is troubling to realize we will not have the likes of Roberto “Obet” Verzola around to guide us through this uncertain period. Obet passed away peacefully early evening yesterday from complications arising from surgery. He was 67.

Obet, [READ]

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